Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-05-14
MILITARY NOTES.
The Encampment-Finan and Drill
Matters-Compapy Els Excursiln.

Matters-Compapy Els Excursion.
Lieutenant Colonel Z. IL. Mckee ha
been IN correspondence with E. J. Swift, o
the Pacific Ocean House, Santa Cruz, rela
tive to the First Artillery's encampmen
there this summer. A letter has Just beer
received to the effect that the Santa Cru;
people will give the regiment $1,000 II
cash and camping ground free. This viii
no doubt induce the regiment 10 go there
since there will be sufficient funds to Just
ify going so far. The Southern Pacific
Company have offered very low rates o.
| transportation-S4 80 per man for the
round trip-and no doubt lower rate car
be obtained for the Cadets and il IS also
very likely the 81 30 rate will prevail fol-
friends Of the regiment going and returning
on the same train. A special train will be
run, leaving here at or 10 o'clock at night
| The men can have a comfortable sleep
emigrant sleepers being furnished-and be
in camp in time for breakfast next morning
| and ready for guard mount and the day S
work. An effort should be made to uni
| form and arm the Cadet company III time
Tor 1t to participate in the encampment.
The regiment will receive 800 per COM
pany, S133 forsthe Cadet company trans
portation for Companies I and c to Sacra-
mento and return, and also the regular per
diem for field, staff and non-commissioned
staff band, and feed for horses so that the
aggregate will reach close on TO S., 600, and
81 900 added from Santa Cruz will insure a
flrst-class enCampment.
There is some trouble about Company
C's Nevada City, finances. Adjutant-Gen-
eral Cosby is investigating the matter,
which seems TO be somewhat muddled
but rumor has il that armory rent and pay
OF armorer, etc, have been some OF the
items of expense sent in quarterly, and
that vouchers cannot be produced because
there was no arnlory rent to pay, neither
was there an armorer under salary. Cap
talns of companies make Il mistake in
handling this money. They should have
Treasurer, who should submit statements
to the men at the civil meetings and pro-
duce vouchers for all moneys expended.
The men of company have delicacy in
demanding an accounting from their Cap
TAIN and unless the latter makes state
ments voluntarily, his men know nothing
of the condition of the funds. The State
makes the Captain absolute master of the
money, 50 that no regimental officer has
right to demand an accounting from the
Captain. The Adjutant-General will, in
order to protect the State and the com
panies, have to demand th@t vouchers be
sent in with quarterly demands covering
every item of expense, which will put all
the Captains to great deal of trouble, or
he might issue an order requiring all Cap
tains of companies to submit a monthly
statement of receipts and expenditures to
their respective companies.
Company BIS trip to Folsom was pleas
ant and novel, and is the kind of practice
to fit the men for hard work. We suggest
that if many more such is contemplated,
Captain Cook make requisition for cav
airy pants.
Captain Stafford and Company Z will go
TO Chico Wednesday and participate in the
picnic Thursday. The company will be
the guests of the Chico Guard commanded
by Captain Batchelder. The boys will no
doubt have grand time.
Judging from the way Captain Hall and
his men are shooting now it would be diff
company.
The battalion drill Tuesday evening
Colonel Guthrie in command) by the four
city companies was witnessed by large
number of spectators. Although it was
two months or so since the last drill, there
were scarcely any errors on the part OF
company comm anders. In all of the move
ment5 each company was brought to its
place promptly, but the manner of march
ing. wheeling by tours, changing direction
of column, ETC., is what should be looked
after at the weekly company drills. 1t
does not seem 10 be much trouble now for
officers to handle their companies. The
old nervous feeling has been conquered,
and the confident taken its place. Persons
not familiar with the evolutions can notice
the improvement in marching after half
hours work on the floor. The men
get steadied down to their business
and pay better attention, and the
" at home" carriage of their Cap
tains inspires the men. The instruct
ors should be careful in giving orders only
when the companies are in position TO
admit of the movement being executed
without crowding. In executing column
of fours break from the right" ETC.. the
companies went entirely too far to the
front before changing direction. The
were poorly executed at first, and when
" faced to the rear" was added, there was
not enough room allowed to pass beyond
the line and face about. Forming line by
two movements was fairly good, and the
double column of fours would be very
good if the left wing companies would
oblique more promptly. Marching in col
umn of fours, if the command tours right
or left is given, the command forward ;"
should not be added in order to advance
in line. Adjutant Wiseman performed
his duties very cleverly and with self-pos-
session. and the new Sergeant-Major pre-
sents a good appearance, but did not seem
to be quite certain as to his proper position
at times, but practice will remedy this.
The Cadets are improving rapidly They
are anxious to parade on the Fourth of
July, but it will scarcely be possible to
uniform and arm the company by that
time, as the appropriation for uniforms is
not available until July.
At the meeting of the Cadet company lat
tached to the First Artillery Regimen0 last
evening, Jesse r. May was elected First
Lieutenant and Frank NJ. Woodson Sec
ond Lieutenant.
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